Saturday, August 11, 2012

Sankalpam experience in Madurai Andavan Ashramam

ஸ்ரீமதே ரங்கராமனுஜ மகாதேசிகாயை நம;
ஆடியில் ஒரு ஆனந்த அனுபவம்
மதுரை வாசிகள் ஆண்டாள் திருனக்ஷற்றம் பார்த்து மூச்சு விடமுடியாது ஆனந்த வெள்ளத்தில் திணறுகையில் ஸ்ரீரங்கம் ஸ்ரீமத் ஆண்டவன் மதுரையில் 24 வது சாதுர்மாஸ்ய சங்கல்ப வைபவம் பார்த்து இப்படியும் ஒரு ஆஸ்ரமம் இப்படியும் ஒரு ஆனந்த நிலை மதுரை வாசிகளுக்கு மட்டும்தானா என ஏங்க வைத்து விட்டது
ஓயாது மருந்து மாத்திரை என்று தவிப்பவர்களுக்கு ,அமைதியை தேடி காசுகொடுத்து வாங்குவர்களுக்கு இதோ ஒரு நல்ல செய்தி
ஆசார்யன் எழுந்தருளி இருக்கும் இடம் பசுமையான இடம் தோப்பு, கல்கண்டு போன்ற
கிணற்று தண்ணி.வாசலில் வந்தவுடன் வாய் நிறைய அழைக்கும் ஆஸ்ரம கைங்கர்யால் , காண கிடைக்காத பசு மாடு கனுகுட்டிகள்
காலையில் சாற்று முறையில் காதுக்கு இனிய வேத கோஷத்துடன் ஸ்ரீபாத தீர்த்தங்களை சுவிகரிகும் போது உள்ளங்கை மட்டும் நனைவதில்லை ,உடலும் உள்ளமும் நனைந்து கண்ணில் நீர் பெருகி விடுகிறது .
தவித்தவனுக்கு தண்ணிக்கு பதில் இளநீரே கிடைத்தால் எபபடி குளிர்வான் அதுபோல ஸ்ரீமத் ஆண்டவன் திருமுக மண்டல புன்சிரிப்பு .பேசும் விதமும் நோய் வாய் பட்டவன் வைத்தியம் கேக்கும் போது அவர் சொல்லும் பாணியில் பாதி வலி போய் விடும்
சிரிப்புக்கு பஞ்சமே இல்லை ஒரு சொல்லுக்கு சொல் சிரிப்புதான் நாம் யோசித்து சிரிக்கும் முன்பே அடுத்த சிரிப்பு வெடி வருபவர்கள் அத்தனை பேரிடமும் கருணா மூர்த்தியாக அருள் பொழிந்து மூச்சே விடமுடியாத படி பிரசாதம அளித்து அனுப்பும் போது இந்த மோக்ஷமான மதுரை ஆஸ்ரமத்தை விட்டு வீட்டுக்கு போகணுமா என தோன்றும்
நான் மூன்று தினங்கள் போய் வந்த போது சிலரிடம் பேசும் வாய்பு கிடைத்ததில் அவர்கள் சொல்லி யது இவ்வச்ரமம் ஸ்ரீ கடாக்ஷம் நிரம்பிய இடம் ,அது மட்டுமல்ல இவரிடம் வந்து ஜ்ஹதகம் சேர்த்த வேளை சேவிக்க வந்த ஒருவரே எனக்கு சம்பந்தி ஆகும் பாக்கியம் பெற்றேன் என்று பெருமை பட்டாள்
மற்றும் ஒருவர் நான் பத்து தினங்களாக உள்ளேன் எனக்கு பத்து வருடமாக ஓயாத மிக்ரானே தலைவலி இங்கே வந்தது முதல் மாத்திரையை தொடவே இல்லை என்ற.
ஒரு பெரியவர் எனக்கு கண்ணே புகை படிஞ்ச மாதிரி இருந்தது இப்போ பளிச்சினு இருக்கு என்றார் ஆரோக்யமான இடமும் மனதுக்கு இனியனை சேவித்தால் ஏது வியாதி
என்ன மதுரை ஆஸ்ரமம் டிக்கெட் புக் பண்ண கிளம்பி ஆச்சா .
குழந்தை சிறுவர் முதல் பெரியவா வரை இந்த ஆனந்த சூழ்நிலை அனுபவிக்க வேண்டுகேறேன் .அப்போதைக்கு இப்போதே சொல்லிவைத்தேன் கிளம்ப வேண்டும
இவ்விடம் ஊரில் இருந்து சற்று தள்ளி இருந்தாலும் ஆட்டோ வசதிகள் செய்து தந்து உள்ளார்கள் .அது மட்டுமல்ல பக்கத்தில் உள்ள கள்ளழகர், நுபுர கங்கை ஸ்ரீ ஆண்டாள் கோவில் . சேது சங்கல்பம் .நவதிருபதி ,ராமேஸ்வரம் ,திருமையம்
திருகோஷ்டியூர் எல்லாம் சேவிக்கலமே
,கரை படிந்து கலக்கத்தில் இருக்கும் நமது ஜென்மத்திற்கு ஆசார்யன் தரிசனம் கோடி புண்ணியம் தருவது மட்டுமல்ல காலம் எல்லாம் கைகொடுக்கும் கை விளக்கு ஆகும்

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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Links of the week from Sri Rangaraj Ramaswamy
 
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Subject: links of the week 0908 + " SRIVAISHNAVISM " E MAGAZINE ATTACHED
LINKS OF THE WEEK 0908
& Photos of Aadi 18'm perukku ( from srirangam temple site )
5th August, 2012, kanchi Sri Deva Perumal Koil. Sahasra Kalasabhishekam
Sri Alavandhar Thirunakshtram at Kattumannargudi - Photo Album ; http://www.pbase.com/svami/thiruvavathara_utsavam_12&page=all
Sri Lakshmi sahasram by Sri U Ve Karunakarachar Swami Vijay TV 05 08 2012
Sri Parakala Mutt,Bengaluru ;Video of news coverage ,Sri Sankara TV at ; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMAJSekpf-A
1.Upanyasams in Tamil on Nalayira Divya Prabandham recorded at " Aruliceyal Arangan " function .Covers 27 Upanyasam files by Different Vidwans covering Nalayira Prabandham;( http://www.pravachanam.com/browse/tamil/nalayiram/divya_prabhandha_bhagavathars/aruliccheyal_arangam )
a._Thiruvezhukkootrirukkai-By-Sri U. Ve. V S Karunakaran Swami ( - starting with devotional by Smt.Prabha Senesh ?)
b. Thirucchandaviruttam-By-Sri U. Ve. M V Ananthapadmanabachariyar Swami
c Sri Velukudi krishnan,Sri Padur Rangarajan ,DR.M V Aananthapadanabhan and more
http://www.pravachanam.com/browse/tamil/thiruppavai/velukkudi_krishnan/thiruppavai_pravachanam_vk link to Thiruppavai Upanyasams ,Pasuramwise by Sri Velukkudi Krishnan
All Tamil Upanyasams in http://www.pravachanam.com/ Choose Language option ;Tamil/English/Kannada etc
JUST CLICK “SRIPADAMS “ – YOUR ONE CONTACT FOR OUR SAMPRADAYA
http://www.sripadams.blogspot.in/

1) ANUDHINAM -DAILY NEWS LINK ON OUR SAMPRADAYA

2) Ramaswamy43 YOUTUBE VIDEO CHANNEL – UPANYASAM,FUNCTIONS ON OUR SAMPRADAYA

3) SHRAVANAM-24 HRS RADIO CHANNEL ON SRIVAISHNAVA SAMPRADAYA , UPANYASAM

4) VASUDEVAN52-108 DIVYA DESAMS VIDEO LINKS

5) DAILY PANCHANGAM

6) KNOWLEDGE TREASURES OF SAMPRADAYA – VARIOUS LINKS

7) ARTICLES BY SCHOLARS AND MANY MORE
SRIVAISHNAVISM – E –WEEKLY MAGAZINE ON OUR SAMPRADAYA ATTACHED

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Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Indian Express report on Sri Velukkudi Krishnan



http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-hitech-guru/983959/


The Hi-Tech Guru
Indira Kannan Posted online: Sun Aug 05 2012, 03:31 hrs
New Delhi : State-of-the-art technology aids Vedic scholar Velukkudi Krishnan in being the preacher of the moment
There were witticisms on the upcoming US presidential elections and about Tamilians’ addiction to filter coffee ��" but Toronto’s Tamil community was not at a stand-up comedy show; instead, it was part of a religious discourse about the teachings of the Vaishnavite saint Nammazhwar by Vedic scholar and orator Velukkudi Krishnan. For over seven years, hordes of Tamils have been waking up to Krishnan’s lectures every morning on Doordarshan’s Podhigai channel and Star Vijay. Many in Toronto knew of his ongoing 14-city tour of Canada and the US from relatives back in India. Elsewhere, his followers ��" largely Tamil speakers ��" were busy tweeting and posting Facebook updates on his latest lectures and travel schedule.

At the end of his discourse came a reminder that MP3s and CDs of his lectures were available at the venue; those who wanted more content could order flash drives. Nobody found it incongruous that a religious scholar dressed in a dhoti tied in the orthodox way and sporting the traditional tilak on his forehead, was giving them a choice between 8GB and 16GB drives. He has released around 4,000 hours of recorded lectures. His talks are also available at online music stores such as iTunes and emusic.com. “But for these mediums or modern gadgets, it would have been difficult to reach the message to a large number of people,” says Krishnan. In an interview in Toronto, Krishnan said that television had provided him with his widest and most varied audience, whereas live discourses still tend to attract a predominantly Tamil Srivaishnavite crowd.

Krishnan’s discourses are mostly about Vedic scriptures and the 4,000 Divya Prabhandams (considered to be their Tamil equivalent), ancient epics, and the Visishtadvaita philosophy taught by saint Ramanuja and other Vaishnavite saints and scholars. In today’s spiritual scene often characterised by noisy spectacle and emotional overkill, Krishnan stands out as a serene voice, relying on a listener’s sense of responsibility to do the right thing.

His comfort with technology has helped him make use of various media platforms and sets him apart from several fellow scholars. Dr V Raghuraman, a Toronto-based psychiatrist and Krishnan’s host in Canada, says his 49-year-old guest diligently answers questions, uploads his latest lectures online, and supervises projects in India every night. En route to an event, Krishnan borrowed his host’s smartphone asking, “Does this have WiFi?”

The comfort with technology and contemporary issues comes from Krishnan’s background. He was born and brought up in Chennai, the son of well-known Vedic scholar Velukkudi Varadachariar. He became a chartered accountant and worked with multinational corporations in Chennai. He had trained in the scriptures with his father from the age of seven, and started giving discourses at 28, when his father passed away. Initially, he tried striking a balance between his work and lectures but realised he was doing justice to neither. He quit his job in 1996 to focus completely on giving discourses.

He gently chides anyone who suggests he “sacrificed” his career, insisting his current vocation is far more fulfilling. “To build a bigger home, have a bigger car, or opt for a software or engineering job is not natural for the atman (soul). To eat food by hand, to drink water from a well, to meditate, all this is quite natural. The moment you realise it, whatever is natural becomes easier,” he says.

Krishnan is famous for his mastery of the scriptures, fluent delivery, deadpan humour and his measured voice, eschewing any histrionics. “He uses anecdotes to explain the common man’s plight,” says Jay Srinivasan, secretary, Madras Arts and Cultural Association, Toronto. While he is willing to incorporate contemporary references to help audiences relate better, he refuses to alter his core message. “I am willing to use any medium, that’s no issue. But if I have to reach someone by changing the message, I would not do that,” says Krishnan. He admits he is orthodox in his personal habits as well, explaining it’s important to practise what he preaches to earn the respect of his audience. Yet he has compromised, he says, by travelling to a dozen countries, including the UK, Singapore and even Bahrain and Oman, to give lectures. He says his father conformed to tradition and never crossed an ocean.

But Krishnan’s openness on some issues may be a factor in his popularity across various segments. He laments that his audiences in India don’t raise any questions at all, unlike those abroad. In Toronto, Dr Raghuraman’s son Harsh Raman, a 29-year-old psychotherapist brought up in Canada, said he had spent time talking to their guest. “He was very open to answering my questions. His English is very good, so there were no disruptions to our conversations,” says Raman, though he felt Krishnan was often “biased” in favour of Vaishnavite traditions. The scholar is unapologetic, “Anyone who is interested in the ancient scriptures ��" undiluted ��" is my audience. He may be 60, 80 or 20.”

Krishnan who moved to the temple town of Srirangam, Tamil Nadu, a few years ago, runs Kinchitkaram, a charitable trust engaged in education and restoration of neglected temples. He is personally tutoring a batch of 30 students to become orators. He believes faith is still strong in India, regardless of a follower’s religion.

He cautions against practices such as numerology, astrology, use of crystals or even rituals for prayaschita (penance). “I don’t believe in them, nor do I tell others to. It should only be pure love and devotion towards god.”

Krishnan’s popularity has grown even though, ironically, he shuns the limelight. “I’m totally against any personality cult,” he says. His message to his audience is to pay attention to his message, and not to him.

Monday, August 6, 2012

Kanchipuram Sri Deva Perumal Koil Sri Chakrathaazhwaar Sahasra lasabishekam & Tiruppaavaadai held on 5th August,2012

Sreemathe RangaRamanuja Mahadesikaya Namaha
On 5th August, 2012,there was a big event in kanchi Sri Deva Perumal Koil. Sri Chakrathazhwar Sannathi was fully renovated by a TVS family member Sri Venu Srinivasan and on that day Sahasra Kalasabhishekam was performed, followed by Annakoodai uthsavam. There was a large gathering of devotees, who enjoyed watching the whole event accompanied by Veda paaraayanam and Divya Prabanda Sevai. I am now attaching with this picas web link pictures taken on the occasion, including the fully renovated Temple complex and Golden Vimanam of Sri Perundevi Thaayaar. I will follow this up with video clips posting also separately. Please enjoy viewing.
 
 
Daasan,
R Srinivasan.

Sunday, July 29, 2012

Kanchi Perumal Koil 108 Kalasa Tirumajanam, on 4th July afternoon, jsut the previous day to Mahasamprokshanam

 Sreemathe RangaRamanuja Mahadesikaya Namaha

Picasaweeb video links taken on the occasion is attached below. ( I am sorry for the delay in posting, but still wanted to post it )
Daasan,
R Srinivasan
https://picasaweb.google.com/rangaswamy.srinivasan/Kanchi108KalasaTirumanjanamVideoCliPs

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Sandhyavandanam,

From Sri Rangaraj Ramaswamy

Dear All,

0ne of the most important daily routines among the Brahman (Brahmin) is a prayer called SandhyaVandanam i.e. Nithya Anushtanam(Daily routine).

There are three types of Karmas- Nithya, Naimithika, and Kamya karmas. Kamyakarma is one which is done with a desire to achieve, like a yagya for long life etc .Even if kamya karmas are not done , there is no sin. Naimithikakarma is one which is not shastra bound and not niyamic, i.e., a necessary duty , such as taking bath after an eclipse.

Nithya karma is one which is `niyata nimitta' meaning ` that which is one which is shastra bound' . Sunrise and sunset are the reason for doing Sandhya vandanam. Hence this is classified in the Nithya karma, which has to be done daily .These are the spiritual and profoundly scientific value which one gets by performing thrice a day, regular SandhyaVandanams.

This prayer is offered thrice everyday, once before sunrise, again at Noon and third at the time of evening before Sunset.

This prayer is a combined subject of Religion, Health, Concentration, Yoga,Meditation, Exercise and Prayer. In one topic, 'Sandhyaa Vandanam' is just the ancient Vedic scripture that has pictured the core element of healthy living.

Even in today's polluted environments of air, water and the ecological factor, this practice of daily Sandhyaa Vandanam can be a relief from many a disease that affects the Brahman society.

Modern science has evolved the above conception as just and perfect for a healthy living. Many Yoga centres, that have spread all over the world now, teach and preach this today, even in the Western countries, where once they considered these Hindu practices as blind faith and foolish.

The practice of SandyaVandanam in itself is daily performed without fail at a calm peaceful atmosphere. This enabled the learners to control their emotions, temperament and anger to a larger extent and made them tolerant to others. Thus, a person doing this ritual never gets angry even in the worst of circumstances.

As everyone knows, the Sun being a Star, passes its rays all the time, whether day or night. Without its power, none on the earth can exist.Using these power for the good of human kind is taught in the Vedic scripts. The solar energy can be used not just to produce electricity for batteries etc., but also to recharge ones own body mechanism. As the body too produces electricity and magnetic phases, it is no wonder that ancient Brahman found it to live in his fittest way, healthier and longer.

During the noon prayer or Maadhyaanika Sandhyaavandanam, they used perform Soorya Namaskaaram (Worshiping the Star Sun), and there is a methodical way to seeing the Sun and to absorb the rays (solar energy ?) into their body.
It is widely believed that Surya Namaskaram cleanses the eye lenses. This practice prevents from early blindness. (Mind it, looking at the Sun directly may blind your sight and damage your eye lenses, so please learn it from a person who knows it well). While doing this too, they had to chant a prayer dedicated to the Lord and Star Sun, and this vibration, combined with
viewing the Sun in a methodical way, increases ones physical strength.

Unless practicing these Vedic systems, one cannot just feel and experience its highest values. What one needs is a simple commitment to the ethos evolved in the ancient Vedas and strict adherence to it in his day to day life. Then only can one gain the full value of peace, health and mental happiness.
(courtesy sri TRS iyengar)
narayana
ranga
Importance of sandyavandanam
HH Srimad Paravakottai Andavan swami- anugraha bashanam
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Sundara Kandam in www.andavan.org
 
Sreemathe RangaRamanuja Mahadesikaya Namaha

 A great Opportunity to the web site www.andavan.org readers : Here is the MP3 audio rendering of the entire Srimath Valmiki Ramayanam's Sundara Kandam, done with the Tiru Vaakku of our beloved Ach...aryan Sri Ranga Ramanuja Mahadesikan. These are available in MP3 as Cds in our Chennai Ashramam Book Store.The same is uploaded in this web site, mainly for those, who are unable to get the Cds. You can access the Sargas from the " Audio "in this web site. One great thing done by our Acharyan in that He himself has recited Sri Alavandar's Stotrams, sri Ramanuja's Gadya Thrayam, Swami Desikan's entire Stotrams and Paduka Sahasram. This is indeed a great effort by our Acharyan. Our request is to pay your gratitude in some way or other to our Acharyan, which we do not want to elaborate. The least you can do is to purchase these audio MP3 Cds to your self from Ashramam Book Stores. To our knowledge His Holiness Sri RangaRamanuja Mahadesikan is the only Acharyan, who has done this and it for you to enjoy hearing them
Daasan,
R Srinivasan